If you don't want to pay for a pro job, it's okay to go at it on your own. Follow these steps from our book Cosmo's Sexiest Beauty Secrets to groom your brows perfectly yourself.

1. Brush your brows upward, then use brow scissors to snip just the very ends of any long hairs and repeat brushing downward, says eyebrow pro Ramy Gafni. Trimming the hair before tweezing will reveal the brow shape and remove the weight and bulk so that you can create an ideal shape.

2. Begin by holding a pencil parallel to the side of the bridge of your nose. The inner edge of your brows should start here. To determine the highest point of your arch, place the pencil parallel to the outside corner of your iris. Angling the pencil diagonally from your nostril to the outside corner of
your eye will tell you where your brow should end. Another foolproof way to locate your arch: "Look at your face straight on in the mirror and find the highest point of your brow. Tweeze directly below it for a perfectly placed arch," says Gafni.

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3. Mark the spots you just mapped out with a brow pencil, then begin tweezing or waxing accordingly. Remove no more than two rows of hair to maintain a natural effect. You may also need to remove just a few hairs from the top of the outer edges to create a subtle downward slope. If you have thick brows
and want a more dramatic arch, remove an additional row from under the peak of the brow to create a more pronounced arch and to keep it from appearing straight and flat.

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It happens to every chick: You go a little tweezer happy and end up with anorexic arches. To fatten them up, brow groomer Anastasia Soare uses colored brow pomade to fill in sparse areas. The consistency is like hair wax, so it makes brows look thicker while smoothing them.

Choose Your Grooming Method

Not sure which arch-shaping option is right for you? Tweezing is
best if you don't have a lot of hair to remove or just need to clean up a few strays. Waxing is ideal for naturally bushy or dark brows that grow back quickly. It's also great for cleaning up any fine peach-fuzzy hairs above your brows, says Soare.

Tinting Your Arches

If you change your hair hue more than two shades, you should alter your brow color too, but only subtly. Arches that match your mane exactly have a tendency to look fake. It's tempting to use dye or bleach, but it's actually illegal (even though some salons do perform the service). You could have an allergic
reaction or get it in your eyes, both of which can be dangerous. Instead, use a tinted gel or powder in your desired shade.